Artist Statement

Recently, I began working with Buon Fresco, an ancient technique in which pigments are applied to a wet plaster surface. The plaster is a pure combination of aged lime putty and Carrara marble dust which is applied to a birch wood panel. When the plaster dries the surface becomes hard and smooth like stone with the pigment embedded in the surface. Etruscan and Roman frescos with their rich colors have endured centuries.

I am fascinated with depicting 21st century humanity, increasingly fragile and threatened, using this ancient technique that embodies such permanence and stability.